More than 70 firefighters battle major Birmingham shop fire
About 80 firefighters have been sent to a blaze at a supermarket in Birmingham and have prevented it spreading to a neighbouring school.
The fire at the Zeenat Supermarket in Alum Rock Road, Saltley, is still active this morning and has spread to flats above the store.
West Midlands Fire Service said Thornton Primary School had been kept safe.
West Midlands Fire Service dispatched around 80 firefighters to the scene.
The blaze broke out shortly after 6.30pm on Bank Holiday Monday.
It was reported that crews were seen trying to extinguish the inferno as crowds gathered around.
The road was blocked and ambulance crews were called.
Today, a spokesman for West Midlands Fire Service said: "Work continues to extinguish hotspots at the incident on Alum Rock Road, Birmingham.
"The incident has now been scaled down to four fire engines to continue to apply water over night. Roads still remain closed, but plans are being put in place to reduce the number of road closures."
